LIVE PERFORMANCES 1974 - 1990
Jet Black / Hugh Cornwell / J.J. Burnel / Dave Greenfield
This list is by no means complete yet.
1974 My Young Dreams
Jan 11 Johnny Sox - Camden Town, London, UK - Brecknock Jan Johnny Sox - London, UK - Lord Nelson Pub Jan 17 Johnny Sox - Peckham, UK - Newlands Tavern Johnny Sox - unknown pub and club gigs Johnny Sox - Camden Town, London, UK - Brecknock (note: final gig) Wanderlust - unknown pub and club gigs Wanderlust - Bramley, UK - Village Hall (note: early gigs) The Guildford Stranglers - Guildford, UK - The Star Pub (note: Quarry Street pub gig was Stranglers' First official gig) Sep 11 Guildford, UK - The Stranglers register business name The Stranglers - unknown pub and club gigs Dec 8 Camden Town, London, UK - Brecknock Dec 30 Western Counties, UK
"As soon as Hugh, or likely Jet, rang up a local club or promoter and let slip the band's name, the result was often a mixture of affront, hilarity and incredulity, followed by the sound of the receiver being slammed down." - from David Buckley's No Mercy) The Stranglers - uknown pub and club gigs (Guildford area, Home Counties) Kent, UK - Rattling's Working Men's Club Aug 24 Wiltshire, UK - Watchfield Free Festival with First gig with Dave Greenfield on keyboards) Sept London, UK - The New Nashville Rooms Nov 7 London, UK - Windsor Castle Nov London, UK - The Nashville Rooms (with Viv Stanshall) Nov 15 Redhill, UK - Railway Tavern (note: Nob Gig taped on cassette by Hugh Cornwell) Nov 21 London, UK - Cart & Horses Nov 28 Reading, UK - Target Club Dec London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Dec 5 Turnford, UK - New River Arms
The Stranglers - 191 fret snapping gigs in 1976 Jan 23 London, Hammersmith, UK - The Red Cow Feb 1 London, UK - Hope & Anchor ("Fact: Stranglers seen leaving 3:00 AM with 17-year old nympho school girl" states advertisement) Feb 13 London, Hammersmith, UK - The Red Cow Feb 14 London, Hammersmith, UK - The Red Cow Feb 20 London, Hammersmith, UK - The Red Cow Feb 22 London, UK - Hope & Anchor Feb 29 London, UK - The Roundhouse (support for Def School, Nasty Pop, Jive Bombers) Mar 7 London, UK - Hornsey Art College (supported by The Vibrators playing their first live gig) Mar London, Hammersmith, UK - The Red Cow Mar 30 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Apr 13 London, UK - The Speakeasy (note: played 2 sets 10:30 PM and 1:30 AM) Apr 17 London, UK - The Raven Hotel May 1 South London, UK - Purley Halls (note: Young Conservatives Annual Ball) May 7 Bristol, UK - Newlands Park College May 16 London, UK - The Roundhouse (support for Patti Smith UK debut) May 22 Kettering, UK - Central Hall (support for 1960s star Ricky Valance) May 23 Newark, UK - Palace Leisure Centre May 24 Leeds, UK - Locarno May 25 Harlow, UK - Tiffany's May 26 Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange May 27 Uxbridge, UK - Brunel University (The Jam on bill as support) May 31 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Jun 4 Clacton, UK - St. Osyth's College Jun 10 High Wycombe, UK - The Nag's Head Jun 14 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Jun 15 London, Hammersmith, UK - The Red Cow Jun 17 London, UK - Walthamstow Assembly Hall (note: Kilburn and The High Roads / Sex Pistols on bill also) Jul 4 London, UK - The Roundhouse (triple bill with Flaming Groovies and The Ramones UK debut) Jul 5 London, UK - Dingwalls (triple bill with Flaming Groovies and The Ramones; night of the famous fight between JJ Burnel and Paul Simenon of Clash) Jul 9 London, UK - Forest School Jul 13 London, UK - Hope & Anchor Jul 14 London, UK - Hope & Anchor Jul 15 London, UK - Hope & Anchor Jul 16 London, UK - Hope & Anchor Jul 17 London, UK - Hope & Anchor Jul 20 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Jul 21 Fulham, UK - Fulham Greyhound Jul 25 London, UK - The Red Cow Jul 26 Ashford, UK - Wye College Summer Fulham, UK - The Pig & Whistle / The Golden Lion (note: Dagenham Dave meets Stranglers) Jul 30 UK - Chelmsford Prison Aug 3 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Aug 24 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Sep 6 London, UK - The Rochester Sep 28 London, UK - Rock Garden Autumn UK - Roehampton Convent (note: an audience of nuns!) Oct Westcliff, UK - Clacton (note: lasted 10 minutes on stage) Oct 7 High Wycombe, UK - The Nag's Head Oct 8 London, UK - Kings College Oct 9 Roehampton, UK - Digby Stuart College Oct 10 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Oct 12 Cardiff, Wales, UK - Top Rank Oct 15 London, UK - Southbank Polytechnic Oct 16 London, UK - Westfield College Oct 17 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms / Bracknell Arts Centre Oct 18 Wales, UK Oct 19 Wales, UK Oct 20 Wales, UK Oct 22 Liverpool, UK - Eric's (with The Sex Pistols) (note: doubtful the Stranglers played this gig) Oct 22 London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon (support for Patti Smith) Oct 23 London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon (support for Patti Smith; Stranglers set recorded) Oct 26 Cardiff, Wales, UK - Top Rank Oct 28 Bristol, UK - The Granary Oct 28 Manchester, UK - Free Trade Hall (support for Patti Smith) Nov 2 Canterbury, UK - University Nov 4 Bristol, UK - The Granary Nov 5 York, UK - University Nov 6 Reading, UK - University Nov 7 London, UK - The Marquee (with Ducks Deluxe; Stranglers further banned from The Marquee for JJ putting his boots thru a window) Nov 9 London, UK - Acklam Hall Nov 11 Plymouth, UK - Woods Centre Nov 12 Cardiff, Wales, UK - University Nov 13 Redditch, UK - Valley Club Nov 14 London, Woodside Park, UK - Torrington Arms (note: The Finchley Boys meet the Stranglers) Nov 15 Oxford, UK - Polytechnic (support for The Flamin' Groovies / The Damned) Nov 17 Bradford, UK - University Nov 18 Leeds, UK - Florde Green Hotel Nov 20 Teeside, UK - Polytechnic Nov 21 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Nov 25 Bangor, UK - University (note: particularly bad riot where band's van is ripped up) Nov 27 Derby, UK - Cleopatra's Nov 28 Hull, UK - Tom Cotton's Nov 30 London, UK - The 100 Club (note: Dagenham Dave takes on seven Finchley Boys) Dec 2 London, Hammersmith, UK - The Red Cow Dec 3 Dudley, UK - J.B.'s Dec 4 London, UK - The Stranglers LIVE audition for United Artists Records Dec 4 Burton, UK - Paradise Rooms Dec 6 The Stranglers signed to United Artists Records Dec 10 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms (note: recorded by United Artists) Dec 23 London, UK - The Nashville Rooms (note: recorded by United Artists for unreleased debut LP) Dec 11 Aylesbury, UK - Friar's (note: Jet Black receives a bottle to the head) Dec 13 Edinburgh, Scotland - Tiffany's Dec 16 High Wycombe, UK - The Nag's Head
Jan 2 London, UK - The Roundhouse Jan 5 The Stranglers LIVE debut LP idea SCRAPPED by United Artists Records Jan 16 Maidenhead, UK - Skindles Hotel Jan 21 London, UK - Royal College of Art (support for The Adverts) Jan 30 London, UK - The Rainbow Theatre (note: Cornwell shut down by the Greater London Council for t-shirt obscenity; support for Climax Blues Band) Feb 9 Oking, UK - Central Halls Feb 11 Aberdeen, Scotland - Robert Gordon Institute Feb 12 Glasgow, Scotland - Queen Margaret Union Feb Falkirk, Scotland - Miniqui Hall Feb 15 Newport, UK - Alexandra Club Feb 18 Crawley, UK - Technical College Feb 19 Scunthorpe, UK - Priory Hotel Feb 22 Colchester, UK - Essex University (note: JJ Burnel receives a bottle to the head and three stitches; supported by The Damned) Feb 21 Canterbury, UK - Kent University Feb 23 Newcastle, UK - Polytechnic Feb 24 Middlesborough, UK - Rock Garden Feb 25 Scarborough, UK - Penthouse Feb 26 Liverpool, UK - Eric's Feb 28 Doncaster, UK - Outlooks Mar 1 Birmingham, UK - Barbarella's Mar 2 Huddersfield, UK - Polytechnic Mar 4 Wolverhampton, UK - Lafayette Mar 5 Manchester, UK - Electric Circus Mar 6 Egremont, UK - Tow Bar Inn Mar 7 Hawick, UK - Town Hall Mar 9 Wakefield, UK - Unity Hall Mar 10 York, UK - University Mar 11 Barrow-in-Furness, UK - Maxim's? Mar 11 Ulverston, UK - Penny Farthing Mar 12 Liverpool, UK - C.F. Mont College Mar 16 Swindon, UK - The Affair Mar 17 Ipswich, UK - Manor Ballroom CANCELLED Mar 18 Brighton, UK - Sussex Centre (note: replaced Egham Royal Holloway College) Mar 23 Plymouth, UK - Woods Centre Mar 24 Penzance, UK - Garden Mar 29 London, UK - The Roxy Mar 30 Darlington, UK - Incognito Apr 2 Netherton, UK - Tow Bar Inn / Cleethorpes Winter Gardens Apr 8 Brighton, UK - The Buccaneer Apr 11 Brighton, UK - The Buccaneer April Newport, South Wales, UK - The Roundabout Apr 14 Bristol, UK CANCELLED Apr 15 Bracknell, UK - Sports Centre CANCELLED Apr 16 London, UK - The Roundhouse Apr 17 London, UK - The Roundhouse Apr 19 Belgium? CANCELLED (note: hall had burned down previous day but no-one notified band) Apr 20 France - Le Havre Apr 21 Dunkirk, France - M.J.C. Apr 22 Geneva, Switzerland - Bluebird Disco Apr 23 Geneva, Switzerland - Bluebird Disco Apr 24 Paris, France - Paris Theatre (note: recorded for London Radio 1 In Concert) Apr 25 Paris, France - Palais des... Apr 27 Epernay, France - Daysur Champs Apr/May Newport, Wales, UK - Roundabout Social Club Spring Chelsea, London, UK - Celia Gollin discovered singing camp cabaret in a restaurant May/Jun Rats on the Road Tour May 11 Twickenham, UK - Winning Post May 18 London, UK - Top of the Pops (TV broadcast: Go Buddy Go) (note: JJ Burnel and Hugh Cornwell switch instruments as they mime) May 19 Coventry, UK - Tiffanys May 20 Uxbridge, UK - Brunel University May 21 Bletchley, UK - Sports Centre May 22 Croydon, UK - Greyhound CANCELLED May 24 Brighton, UK - Top Rank May 25 Colchester, UK -University of Essex May 26 Nowich, UK - St. Andrews City Hall May 27 Cardiff, UK - Top Rank May 28 Canterbury, UK - Odeon May 29 Guildford, UK - Civic Hall (note: extensive vandalism by audience) May 30 Bournernouth, UK - Village Bowl May 31 Wolverhampton, UK - Civic Hall Jun 1 Birmingharn, UK - Barbarella's Jun 2 Binningham, UK - Barbarella's Jun 3 Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange Jun 4 Wigan, UK - Casino Jun 5 Manchester, UK - Electric Circus Jun 7 Taunton, UK - Odeon Jun 8 Plymouth, UK - Castaways Jun 9 Torquay, UK - Town Hall CANCELLED Jun 10 Llandrindod, UK - Wells Grand Pavillion Jun 11 Dunstable, UK - California Ballroom (note: replaced Southend Kursaal) Jun 12 Sheffield, UK - Top Rank Jun 13 Bradford, UK - St. Georges Hall (note: replaced Leeds Town Hall or Polytechnic) Jun 14 Shrewsbury, UK - Tiffany's Jun 15 Newcastle, UK - City Hall Jun 16 Middlesborough, UK - Town Hall Jun 17 Doncaster, UK - Gaumont Jun 18 Blackpool, UK - Imperial Hotel CANCELLED (note: replaced Cheltenham Town Hall) Jun 19 Liverpool, UK - Empire Threatre (note: replaced Blackburn King Georges Hall and Nottingham Playhouse) Jun 20 Stafford, UK - Top of the World Jun 21 Stoke on Trent, UK - Victoria Halls Jun 22 Glasgow, Scotland - City Hall Jun 23 Cleethorpes, UK - Winter Gardens "The Battle Of Cleethorpes" (note: replaced Bracknell Sports Centre) Jun 24 Bristol, UK - Exhibition Centre CANCELLED (note: replaced Wolverhampton Lafayette) Jun 25 St. Albans, UK - Civic Hall CANCELLED Jun 26 London, UK - The Roundhouse (note: played 2 sets 4.00 PM and 8.00 PM) Jun United Kingdom (note: seven gigs CANCELLED by local authorities)
July Japan - JJ Burnel - Promotional Tour Aug United States of America Tour (three dates) Aug San Francisco, California, USA Aug - Band's mini-bus breaks down for one night in Buttonwillow, California Aug Los Angeles, California, USA Aug New York, New York, USA Aug Detroit, Michigan, USA (note: Hugh jams with The Stooges at a private party) Aug Stockholm, Sweden - Rotterdam Festival (note: free festival) Aug 27 Finchley, London, UK - Wilmot Youth Centre (note: special gig for Finchley Boys) Sep 2 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso Club Sep 21 Kilppan, Sweden (note: next two dates CANCELLED because club torn up by vandals known as The Raggare)
Sep-Nov No More Heroes Tour Sep 23 Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange Sep 24 Bracknell, UK - Sports Centre Sep 25 Canterbury, UK - Odeon Sep 26 Oxford, UK - Polytechnic (with The Tyla Gang) Sep 27 Nowich, UK - St. Andrews Hall Sep 28 Ipswich, UK - Gaumont Sep 29 Brunel, UK - Sports Centre Sep 30 Crawley, UK - Sports Centre Oct 1 Southend, UK - Kursaal Oct 2 Dunstable, UK - Queensway Oct 3 Leicester, UK - De Montford Hall Oct 4 Coventry, UK - Locarno Oct 5 Carmarthen, UK - St. Peters Hall Oct 6 Malvern, UK - Winter Gardens Oct 8 Bangor, Wales, UK - University Oct 9 Plymouth, UK - Fiesta (note: concert stopped halfway thru) Oct 10 Exeter, UK - University Oct 12 Newcastle, UK - City Hall (note: JJ and/or Jet detained by Police) Oct 13 Manchester, UK - Elizabethen Hall Oct 14 Manchester, UK - Elizabethen Hall Oct 15 Liverpool, UK - Eric's Oct 15 Leeds, UK - Queens Hall Oct 16 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo Oct 17 Carlisle, UK - Market Hall Oct 19 Sheffield, UK - Top Rank Oct 20 Birmingham, UK - Mayfair Suite Oct 21 Hanley, UK - Victoria Hall Oct 22 Bristol, UK - Exhibition Centre Oct 23 Cardiff, UK - Top Rank Oct 24 Swansea, UK - Top Rank Oct 26 Brighton, UK - Top Rank (note: JJ and/or Jet detained by Police) Oct 27 Bournemouth, UK - Village Bowl Oct 27 London, UK - The Red Cow Oct 28 Surrey, UK - University Oct 29 Hastings, UK - Pier Pavillion Oct 30 Reading, UK - Top Rank Oct 31 Southampton, UK - Top Rank Nov 3 London, UK - The Roundhouse Nov 4 London, UK - The Roundhouse Nov 5 London, UK - The Roundhouse Nov 6 London, UK - The Roundhouse (note: recorded) Nov 8 Belfast, Ireland - Ulster Hall Nov 9 Coleraine, Ireland - University of Ulster Nov 11 Galway, Ireland - Leisure Land Nov 12 Dublin, Ireland - The Stadium CANCELLED (note: U2 was scheduled to play support) Nov 13 Cork, Ireland - City Hall Nov 22 Islington, London, UK - Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival (note: recorded by United Artists for double LP) Nov 26 Amsterdam, Holland - Paridiso Club Nov 27 Amsterdam, Holland - Paridiso Club
Dec Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK - Bear Shank Lodge (note: Stranglers play an unknown Pub gig while working on Black and White LP)
Feb 5 Scarborough, UK - Penthouse Feb 14 secret gig billed as Johnny Sox London, UK - Duke of Lancaster (note: debut of Black & White material) Mar-Apr North American Tour Mar 16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Act One Club (note: JJ and/or Jet detained by Police) Mar New York, New York, USA Mar Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Rat Club Apr 3 Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Agora Ballroom (note: interviewed on local TV ) Apr 4 Schaumburg, Illinois, USA - Beginners Club Apr 5 Chicago, Illinois, USA - Phoenix Club Apr 6 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Apr 7 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Apr 9 Madison, Wisconsin, USA - Stone Hearth (with Tuff Darts) Apr 11 East Lansing, Michigan, USA - Dooley's Apr 12 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Apr 14 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - The Horseshoe Tavern (note: Martin Rushent flies in from Los Angeles with final Black and White LP mix) Apr Ottowa, Ontario, Canada (note: high school venue was the only seated gig on the tour) Apr Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 1-3 Reykjavik, Iceland - (note: three day Black and White Press Tour) May 3 Reykjavik, Iceland - Exhibition Centre May 5 Oslo, Norway - Club 4 (note: Police searching for JJ) May 6 Stockholm, Sweden (note: JJ and Hugh gaffer tape receptionist) May 7 Orebro, Sweden (note: Jet throws pac man table in bar) May 12 Paris, France - The Stadium May 19 Madrid, Spain
May-Jun Black and White Tour May 20 Brighton, UK - Brighton Centre May 26 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo May 27 Edinburgh, Scotland May 28 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo (note: JJ and Jet detained by Police) May 30 Stafford, UK - Bingley Hall (with Steel Pulse) Jun 7 Leeds, UK - Leeds University (PROP gig = Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners; note: First Strippers on stage) Jun 10 London, UK - Queens Park CANCELLED (note: open air concert not approved by Greater London Council) Jun 19 Hannover, Germany Jun 20 Cologne, Germany Jun 22 Erlangen, Germany Jun 23 Munich, Germany Summer Zagreb, Croatia (Yugoslavia)? Summer London, UK - Alexandra Palace CANCELLED (note: two gigs not approved by Greater London Council) Jul 10 Barcelona, Spain Jul 14 Cascais, Portugal CANCELLED (note: riots by audience) Jul 16 The Canary Islands Aug Edinburgh, Scotland - Clouds (Edinburgh Festival)
Sep-Oct Pub & Clubs Tour Sep 2 secret gig billed as The Shakespearos London, Hammersmith, UK - The Red Cow Sep 3 secret gig billed as The Old Codgers West Kensington, London, UK - The Nashville Rooms Sep 3 Barnet, UK - Duke of Lancaster Sep 7 Belfast, Ireland - Ulster Hall Sep 8 Portrush, Ireland - Arcadia Ballroom Sep 9 Dublin, Ireland - Top Hat Ballroom (note: U2 open for Stranglers, their first big support gig) Sep 11 Lancaster, UK - University (note: gig filmed for TV program "Tomorrows World"; back of stage pyrotechnics spell "Stranglers") Sep 12 Dunfermline, Scotland - Kinema CANCELLED (note: cancelled due to problems with Dave's keyboards) Sep 13 Aberdeen, Scotland - Ruffles CANCELLED (note: cancelled due to problems with Dave's keyboards) Sep 16 London, UK - Battersea Park (note: filmed) (Peter Gabriel, Spizz Oil, The Edge, and Johnny Rubbish on bill as support) Sep 17 Cardiff, Wales, UK - Top Rank Sep 18 Peterborough, UK - Wirrina Stadium Sep 19 Lincoln, UK - Drill Hall Sep 20 Sheffield, UK - Top Rank Sep 21 Great Yarmouth, UK - Tiffany's Sep 24 Portsmouth, UK - Locarno Sep 25 Exeter, UK - Routes (note: tickets not being made available to students) Sep 26 Bournemouth, UK - Village Bowl (note: Wessex Hell's Angels fund-raiser) Sep 27 Bath, UK - Pavillion Sep 28 Manchester, UK - Apollo Sep 29 Bridlington, UK - Spa Pavillion Sep 30 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo Oct 2 Aberdeen, Scotland - Ruffles (note: from re-scheduled Sep 13) Oct 3 Dunfenline, Scotland - Kinema (note: from re-scheduled Sep 12) Oct 6 Paris, France - Bataclan Oct 19 Guildford, UK - Guildford College (note: Stranglers destroy equipment and walk off after 15 minutes for BBC TV "Rock Goes to College")
1979 The Raven
"Rock 'n' Roll is about cocks and jiving, and the odd bloody nose...and about people like us talking seriously about the social order" (JJ Burnel in the New Musical Express; Jan 29) Feb Japan Tour Feb 2 Tokyo, Japan - (TV gig) Feb 13 Fukuoka, Japan - Syonenbunka Kaikan Feb 14 Osaka, Japan - MainichiHall Feb 15 Kyoto, Japan - Seibukodo Feb 16 Nagoya, Japan - Nagoyashi Kokaido Feb 17 Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen Hall Feb 18 Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen Hall Feb 19 Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen Hall
Feb-Mar Australia Tour Feb 25 Sydney, Australia - State Theatre Feb 27 Brisbane, Australia - Queen's Hotel Feb 28 Collangatta, Australia - The Patch Mar 1 Brisbane, Australia - Queens' Hotel (note: band conduct offensive 10 minute interview on Channel 7 TV: "Willes at 7") Mar 4 Newcastle, Australia - Civic Theatre Mar 5 Canberra, Australia - Canberra Theatre Mar 10 Adelaide, Australia - Apollo Stadium (note: Police (authorities) hassle band) Mar 13 Melbourne, Australia - La Trobe Union Hall Mar 14 Melbourne, Australia - Dallas Brooks Hall Mar New Zealand CANCELLED
March 1979 - The Tubes invite The Stranglers to tour with them
March 1979 - Jet Black sees a UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) in Wiltshire. Meninblack mythos begins Apr-May J.J. Burnel Euroman Tour UK Apr 15 J.J. Burnel Glasgow, Scotland - Pavillion Apr 16 J.J. Burnel Manchester, UK - Apollo Apr 17 J.J. Burnel Liverpool, UK - Erics Apr 18 J.J. Burnel Derby, UK - Assembly Rooms Apr 20 J.J. Burnel Brirmingham, UK - Digbeth Civic Hall Apr 21 J.J. Burnel Brighton, UK - Dome Apr 22 J.J. Burnel Bristol, UK - Locarno Apr 23 J.J. Burnel Canterbury, UK - Odeon Apr 24 J.J. Burnel Portsmouth, UK - Odeon Apr 25 J.J. Burnel Hemel Hempstead, UK - Pavilion (note: recorded by United Artists) Apr 26 J.J. Burnel Newcastle, UK - Mayfair Apr 27 J.J. Burnel Edinburgh, UK - Odeon Apr 28 J.J. Burnel Bradford, UK - St. Georges Hall Apr 29 J.J. Burnel Ilford, UK - Odeon (note: JJ and John Ellis in punch-up; Ellis vows to never work with JJ Burnel again) Apr 30 J.J. Burnel London, UK - Theatre Royal CANCELLED
May 26 Loch Lomond Rock Festival, Scotland - Cameron Bear Park Aug 17 Liverpool, UK - Ellesmere F.C. CANCELLED Aug 18 London, UK - Wembley Arena (support for the Who / Nils Lofgrin / AC/DC) (note: largest audience for Stranglers Mk I - 100,000 people)
Sep London, UK - Cricket Match - Stranglers XI vs Journalists (note: The Raven launch exhibition) Sep-Oct The Raven Tour Sep 21 Taunton, UK - Odeon Sep 22 Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange Oct 2 Cork, Ireland - Arcadia Hall Oct 3 Dublin, Ireland - Chariot Inn Oct 4 Belfast, Ireland - Ulster Hall Oct 6 Bridlington, East Yorkshire, UK- Spa Pavillion Oct 7 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo Centre Oct 8 Carlisle, UK - Market Hall Oct 10 Blackburn, UK - St. Georges Hall (note: replaced Newcastle) Oct 11 Derby, UK - Assembly Rooms Oct 12 Lancaster, UK - University Oct 13 Leeds, UK - University Oct 14 Sheffield, UK - Top Rank Oct 15 Birmingham, UK - Top Rank Oct 18 Southampton, UK - Gaumont Oct 19 London, UK - The Rainbow Oct 20 London, UK - The Rainbow Oct 21 Leicester, UK - Granby Hall Oct 22 Liverpool, UK - Romeo & Juliet Oct 23 Portsmouth, UK - Locarno Oct 25 Manchester, UK - Apollo Oct 27 Coventry, UK - Coventry Theatre Oct 28 Bristol, UK - Colston Hall Oct 29 Oxford, UK - New Theatre Oct 30 Brighton, UK - Brighton Centre Oct 31 Cardiff, Wales, UK - Top Rank Nov 1 London, UK - The Roundhouse (note: Hugh Cornwell arrested after this gig)
Nov 8 Brussells, Belgium - L'Ancienn Belgium Nov 9 Brussells, Belgium - L'Ancienn Belgium Nov 12 Paris, France - Empire (note: Bear Cage written at a sound check on one of these France dates) Nov 13 Paris, France - Empire Nov 27 Hamburg, Germany - Musikhalle
Dec Japan Tour (note: Japanese payment cheque was invalid) Dec 10 Sapporo, Japan - Ohyakaikan Dec 11 Nagoya, Japan - Kohkaido Dec 12 Fukuoka, Japan - Tsukushikaikan Dec 13 Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen Dec 14 Osaka, Japan - Mainichi Hall Dec 15 Kyoto, Japan - Kyohoaiseibukohodo Dec 16 Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen
1980 Bear Cage
Jan Bangkok, Thailand Feb Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Feb Saarbrucken, Germany Mar Calcutta, India - Sports Stadium CANCELLED Mar Bombay, India - CCI Stadium CANCELLED Mar Delhi, India CANCELLED Mar Cairo, Egypt CANCELLED Mar 21 - Hugh Cornwell begins 8 week sentence in Pentonville Prison, London, UK "Mr. Judge, we don't have a drug problem in this country, we just have a police problem" (Jet Black; The Rainbow - April 3) Apr 3 London, UK - The Rainbow (note: guest artists fill in for incarcerated Cornwell; recorded) Apr 4 London, UK - The Rainbow (note: guest artists fill in for incarcerated Cornwell; recorded) Apr 25 - Hugh Cornwell released from Pentonville Prison, London, UK Jun-Jul European Tour Jun 11 Caen, France Jun 12 Rouen, France Jun 13 Paris, France - TV Jun 14 Paris, France - Fete Du PSV, Courneuve Festlval Jun 18 Montpetier, France Jun 19 Marseilles, France Jun 20 Cannes, France - Cote D'Azur CANCELLED Jun 20 Nice, France - Nice University (note: Stranglers arrested after audience riot and thrown into Maison d'Arret Prison) Jun 22 Viareggio, Italy - Festival CANCELLED Jun 26 Athens, Greece CANCELLED
Jun 27 - The Stranglers finally freed from Maison d'Arret Prison in Nice. Jun 28 Athens, Greece - TV CANCELLED Jun 29 Thessaloniki, Greece CANCELLED Jul 2 Castel, Italy - St. Angelo Jul 3 Parma, Italy - Palasport Jul Rome, Italy Jul Milan, Italy CANCELLED (note: inadequate power)
Jul-Aug Who Wants the World? Tour Jul 7 London, UK - The Rainbow Jul 8 London, UK - The Rainbow Jul 10 Crawley, UK - Leisure Centre Jul 11 Bristol, UK - Colston Hall Jul 12 St. Austel, UK - New Cornish Riviera Jul 13 Southampton, UK - Gaumont Jul 14 Ipswich, UK - Gaumont Jul 16 Birmingham, UK - Odeon Jul 17 Sunderland, UK - Locarno Jul 18 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo Jul 20 Edinburgh, Scotland - Playhouse Jul 21 Blackburn, UK - King George's Hall Jul 22 Manchester, UK - Apollo Jul 23 Corby, UK - Northants (note: Benefit for Steel Workers) Jul 24 Stoke, UK - Kings Hall Jul 25 Oxford, UK - New Theatree Jul 27 London, UK - Lyceum Ballroom
Aug Aberdeen, Scotland - Capitol Theatre CANCELLED
Aug 14 Liège Coronmeuse - Halle Des Foires - Inside Festival 83? Aug 15 Bilzen, Belgium - Bilzen Festival Aug 18 Bath, UK - Pavillion Aug 19 Nottingham, UK - Theatre Royal (TV "Rockstage" gig) Aug 20 Liverpool, UK - Brady's Club (note: opening night) Oct-Nov United States of America Tour Oct 10 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA - Emerald City Oct 11 Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA Oct 12 Albany, New York, USA Oct 13 Amhurst, New York, USA Oct 14 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - The Channel Oct 15 Willimantic, Connecticut, USA Oct 16 Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA - Aldo's Oct 17 New York, New York, USA Oct 18 New York, New York, USA Oct 20 Roslyn, Long Island, New York, USA (note: local paper reads "Reggae with The Stranglers") Oct 21 New York, New York, USA - Ritz Club (note: all of the band's equipment stolen after this gig) Oct 22 Washington, D.C., USA CANCELLED Oct 23 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Oct 26 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Oct Houston, Texas, USA Oct Austin, Texas, USA Oct Dallas, Texas, USA Oct 31 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Nov Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Nov Phoenix, Arizona, USA Nov San Diego, California, USA Nov 8 Los Angeles, California, USA - Whiskey A Go-Go Nov 9 Los Angeles, California, USA - Whiskey A Go-Go Nov 10 Los Angeles, California, USA - Whiskey A Go-Go Nov 11 Los Angeles, California, USA - Whiskey A Go-Go Nov 12 San Francisco, California, USA Nov 13 Keystone, California - Berkley Nov 14 Keystone, California - Berkley Nov 15 San Francisco, California, USA - The Stone Nov Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Nov Denver, Colorado, USA Nov Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Nov Madison, Wisconsin, USA Nov Chicago, Illinois, USA Nov Cincinatti, Ohio, USA - Bogarts Nov Detroit, Michigan, USA Nov 26 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Nov 28 Washington, D.C., USA (note: re-scheduled from Oct 22) Nov 29 New York, New York, USA - Irving Plaza
Dec 2 - The Stranglers are fined for audience riot caused by Nice University in Nice, France.
1981 The Gospel According to the Meninblack
Feb-Mar The Meninblack Tour Feb 8 Cardiff, UK - Top Rank CANCELLED Feb 9 Bristol, UK - Locarno Feb 10 Plymouth, UK - Polytechnic (note: replaced Exeter University) Feb 11 Southampton, UK - Gaumont Feb 12 Canterbury, UK - Odeon Feb 13 Brighton, UK - Top Rank Feb 15 Hammersmith, UK - Odeon Feb 16 Birmingham, UK - Odeon Feb 17 Stoke, UK - Victoria Hall Feb 18 Sheffield, UK - Polytechnic Feb 19 Nottingham, UK - Rock City Feb 20 Liverpool, UK - University Feb 21 Manchester, UK - Apollo Theatre Feb 23 Durham, UK - University Feb 24 Edinburgh, UK - Playhouse Feb 25 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo Feb 26 Newcastle, UK - Mayfair Feb 27 Lancaster, UK - University Feb 28 Leeds, UK - University Mar 2 Cleethorpes, UK - Winter Gardens CANCELLED Mar 3 Leicester, UK - De Montfort Hall Mar 4 Coventry, UK - New Theatre Mar 5 Norwich, UK - West Runton Pavillion Mar 6 Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange Mar 7 London, UK - The Rainbow Mar-May United States of America Tour Mar 26 New York, New York, USA Mar 27 New York, New York, USA Mar 28 New York, New York, USA Mar 30 Pennsylvania, USA Mar 31 Rhode Island, USA Apr 1 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Apr 2 Willimantic, Connecticut, USA Apr 3 Mount Vernon, New York, USA Apr 4 New York, New York, USA Apr 6 New Haven, Connecticut, USA Apr 7 West Orange, New Jersey, USA - Creations Club Apr 8 Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Apr 9 Richmond, Virginia, USA Apr 10 Washington, D.C., USA Apr 11 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA - Emerald City (note: Meninblack vocals absent in radio broadcast of concert) Apr 13 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Apr 14 Cincinatti, USA - Bogarts Apr 16 Georgia, USA Apr 17 Georgia, USA Apr 18 Georgia, USA Apr 20 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Ole Man Rivers Apr 21 Cleveland, Ohio, USA - Agora Ballroom May 5 Pasadena, California, USA - Perkins Palace May 9 San Francisco, California, USA - The Stone May 24 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Palms May 30 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jun 2 Montreal, Canada - Le Club Montreal Jun 3 Montreal, Canada - Le Club Montreal Jun 12 Bond International Casino, Times Square, New York, USA Jun 13 Bond International Casino, Times Square, New York, USA (note: advertised as "kiddie matinee" show for those under 18; no booze)
1981 Poland Tour (tentative) CANCELLED
Sep 28 Leeds, UK Nov-Dec La Folie Tour Nov 11 Bristol, UK - The Granary Nov 14 Norwich, UK - University of East Anglia Nov 15 Birmingham, UK - Odeon Nov 16 Cardiff, UK - Sophia Gardens Nov 17 London, UK - Hammersmith Palais (note: "Waltzinblack" opening by The London Ballet Company) Nov 19 Southhampton, UK - Gaumont Nov 20 Nottingham, UK - Rock City Nov 22 Edinburgh, Scotland - Playhouse Nov 23 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo Nov 24 Newcastle, UK - City Hall Nov 25 Manchester, UK - Apollo Nov 26 Liverpool, UK - Royal Court Theatre Nov 27 Bradford, UK - St. George's Hall Nov 28 Sheffield, UK - Lyceum Nov 30 Belfast, Ireland - Ulster Hall Dec 2 Loughborough, UK - University Dec 3 Bath, UK - Pavilion Dec 4 London, UK - The Rainbow (note: "Waltzinblack" opening by The London Ballet Company)
1982 La Folie
Jan-Feb United Kingdom Tour Jan 21 Sheffield, UK - Polytechnic Jan 22 Aberystwyth, UK - University Jan 23 Leicester, UK - University Jan 25 Brighton, UK - Top Rank Jan 27 St Austel, UK - Colliseum Jan 28 Hemel Hempstead, UK - Pavillion Jan 29 Hanley, UK - Victoria Hotel Jan 30 Swindon, UK - Oasis Club Jan 31 Poole Dorset, UK - Arts Centre Feb 1 Bristol, UK - Locarno Feb 3 Derby, UK - Assembley Rooms Feb 4 Warwick, UK - University Feb 5 Ipswich, UK - Gaumont Feb 6 Portsmouth , UK - Guildhall Feb 7 Leeds, UK - Tiffanys Feb 8 London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon
early Portugal, CANCELLED
Apr 9 Utrecht, Holland - No Nukes Festival (note: broadcast on Dutch TV)
Apr Islington, UK - Hugh Cornwell performs as "Ted" in stage play: Charlie's Last Round - Almeida Theatre
Oct 18 Gillingham, UK - TVS Theatre (note: broadcast on ITV "Off The Record" programme)
1983 Feline
Jan-Feb Feline Tour Jan 28 Chippenham, UK - Gold Diggers Jan 29 St. Austell, UK - Cornwall Coliseum Jan 30 Poole Dorset, UK - Arts Centre Jan 31 Bristol, UK - Colston Hall Feb 1 Cardiff, UK - University Feb 2 Birmingham, UK - Odeon Feb 3 Birmingham, UK - Odeon Feb 4 Oxford, UK - Apollo Feb 5 Nottingham, UK - Royal Concert Hall Feb 6 Manchester, UK - Apollo Feb 7 Leeds, UK - University Feb 9 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo Feb 10 Aberdeen, Scotland - Capitol Theatre Feb 11 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Playhouse Feb 12 Newcastle, UK - City Hall Feb 13 Sheffield, UK - City Hall Feb 14 Watford, UK - Verlum Arms Feb 15 London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon (note: audience riot) Feb 16 London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon CANCELLED Feb 17 London, UK - Brighton Centre Feb-Mar European Tour Feb 19 Antwerp, Belgium - Hofter 100 Feb 20 Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Feb 21 Nijmegen, Holland Feb 22 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso Club Feb 24 Munich, Germany Feb 25 Nuremberg, Germany Feb 26 Strasbourg, France - Tiveli Hall Feb 27 Lyon, France - Palais d'hiver Feb 28 Paris, France - Maubert Mutalite Mar 1 Paris, France - Maubert Mutalite Apr-May North American Tour Apr 2 New York, USA - The Ritz Apr 12 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Apr 13 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Apr 25 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Playhouse (note: broadcast on local radio) May 2 Portland, Oregon, USA May 5 San Francisco, California, USA - Kabuki Club May 8 Reseda, California, USA - Country Club May 9 Beverley Hills, California, USA - Beverley Theater Jun 15 Hertogenbosch, Holland - Eindexamen Festival Jul 16 Brest, France - Elixir Festival Aug 13 Ostend, Belgium - De Panne Seaside Festival (note: band have major technical problems) Aug 14 Liege, Belgium - Halles Des Foires Aug 26 Reading, UK - Reading Festival; Thameside Arena Sep-Oct European Tour Sep 21 Barcelona, Spain - Studio 54 Sep 22 Madrid, Spain - Rockola Sep 23 Madrid, Spain - Rockola Sep 24 San Sebastian, Spain - Lasarte Autodome Sep 25 Toulouse, France - Palais des Sports Sep 27 Bordeaux, France - Salle du Grande Parc Sep 28 Bordeaux, France - Salle du Grande Parc Sep 29 Paris, France - Espace Ballard Sep 30 Lille, France - Parc Exposition Oct 1 Rennes, France - Omnisports Oct 2 Rouen, France - Exocet 7 Oct 3 Metz, France - Europa Oct 4 Grenoble, France - Alp Expo Oct 5 Montpellier, France - Palais des Sports Oct 6 Marseille, France - Chapiteau Oct 8 Rome, Italy - Teatro Tenta Sevenup CANCELLED Oct 9 Bologna, Italy - Teatro Tenta Oct 10 Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone Club Oct 11 Clermont, France - Ferrand Maison des Sports Oct 12 Nice, France - Theatre de Verdure Oct 13 Lyon, France - Palais d'Hiver Oct 14 Nancy, France - Capiteau
1984 Aural Sculpture
Mar - Apr A.R.B. Japan Tour (features JJ Burnel on bass guitar) Mar - Apr A.R.B. - Kochi, Shikoku, Japan Mar - Apr A.R.B. - Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan Mar - Apr A.R.B. - Nagasaki, Japan Mar - Apr A.R.B. - Hibiya Park, Japan - All Japan Rock Festival
Oct 30 Pimlico, London, UK - Belfry (note: Aural Sculpture launch exhibition) Aural Sculpture Catalogue (24 page tour programme)
Dec 7 Newcastle, UK - Tyne-Tees Studios (note: "The Tube" ITV broadcast; 3 song gig) Dec 21 Dusseldorf, Germany - Phillipshalle
1985 Aural Sculpture
Jan 14 Munich, Germany - Alabama Hall
Feb-Mar Aural Sculpture Tour (brass section: Hilary Kops (trumpet) / Alex Gifford (saxophone) / Martin Vesey (trumpet)
Feb 11 Oxford, UK - Apollo Feb 12 Nottingham, UK - Royal Concert Hall Feb 13 Sheffield, UK - City Hall Feb 14 Preston, UK - Guildhall Feb 15 Glasgow, Scotland - Apollo Feb 16 Aberdeen, Scotland - Capitol Feb 17 Edinburgh, Scotland - Playhouse Feb 18 Newcastle, UK - City Hall Feb 20 Liverpool, UK - Royal Court Theatre Feb 21 Manchester, UK - Apollo Feb 22 Birmingham, UK - Odeon Feb 23 Birmingham, UK - Odeon Feb 25 London, UK - Dominion Feb 26 London, UK - Dominion Feb 27 London, UK - Dominion Feb 28 London, UK - Dominion Mar 1 London, UK - Dominion Mar 2 Shepton Mallet, UK - Showering Pavilion Mar 3 Bournemouth, UK - International Centre Mar 4 Brighton, UK - Conference Centre
Mar-Apr European Tour Mar 15 Oslo, Norway - (TV Concert) Mar 16 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Kino Mar 18 Stockholm, Sweden - Draken Mar 19 Gothenburg, Sweden - University Mar 20 Copenhagen, Denmark - Saga Theatre Mar 21 Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik Mar 22 Hannover, Germany - Rotation Mar 23 Utrecht, Germany - Music Hall Mar 24 Bielefeld, Germany - PC 69 CANCELLED Mar 24 Hamburg, Germany - University Mar 25 Cologne, Germany - Stadthalle Muhlheim Mar 26 Brussells, Belgium - Circus Royal Mar 27 Deinze, Belgium - Brielpoort Mar 28 Lille, France - Foire Internationale Mar 29 Nancy, France - Parc des Expositions Mar 31 Bourges, France - Bourges Festival Apr 1 Mannheim, Germany - Feur Wache Apr 2 Frankfurt, Germany - Volksbulingsheim Apr 3 Berlin, Germany - Metropol Apr 4 Nuremburg, Germany - Stadthalle Erlanngen Apr 6 Vienna, Austria - Messepalast Halle Apr 8 Italy? Apr 9 Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone Club Apr 10 Florence, Italy - Tenex Club Apr 11 Rome, Italy - Planeta Tienoa (note: JJ attacks Hugh backstage) Apr 12 Bari, Italy - Palasport Apr 13 Bologna, Italy - Teatro Tenda Apr 14 Zurich, Switzerland - Volkhaus Apr 15 Geneva, Switzerland - Salle des Fetes Apr 17 Strasbourg, France - Hall Tivoli Apr 18 Lyons, France - Espace Tony Garnier Apr 19 Marseilles, France - Stadium St. Just Apr 20 Nice, France - Theatre Verdure Apr 22 Montpellier, France - Palais des Sports Apr 23 Toulouse, France - Palais des Sports Apr 24 Clermont Ferrand, France - Maison des Sports CANCELLED Apr 24 Montlucon, France CANCELLED Apr 25 Bordeaux, France - qati Patindre Meriadeck Apr 26 Nantes, France - Parc de la Beaujoire Apr 27 Brest, France - Parc Penfeld Apr 28 Orleans, France - Palais des Sports Apr 29 Paris, France - Le Zenith Apr 30 Caen, France - Parc des Expositions May Australia Tour May 9 Canberra, Australia - University May 10 Sydney, Australia - Hordern Pavilion May 11 Brisbane, Australia - Festival Hall May 12 New Castle, Australia - Workers' Club May 13 Sydney, Australia - Selinas, Coogee Bay Hotel May 14 Sydney, Australia - Selinas, Coogee Bay Hotel May 15 Melbourne, Australia - The Palais May 16 Adelaide, Australia - Apollo Stadium May 18 Perth, Australia - Entertainment Centre (note: JJ quits band after this gig due to philosophical differences) May 27 Geleen, Holland - Pink Pop Festival
June Dublin, Ireland - Croke Park (note: Stranglers were dropped from the bill and did not perform) Jul 26 Athens, Greece - Pansthinai Panathinaikos Stadium (note: third on the bill supporting Depeche Mode / Culture Club)
Dec 19 Carol Aid, London, UK - JJ Burnel sings "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" with celebrity chorus; TV broadcast - The Heaven Club
1986 Dreamtime
Jun 16 Iceland - Iceland Arts Festival CANCELLED?
Summer Gdansk, Poland - CANCELLED (note: TV concert venue moved to Lodz, Poland) Summer Lodz, Poland - Sports Stadium (note: Stranglers mime for 45 minute TV concert) Sep 13 Belgium - La Louviere Festival
Oct-Nov United Kingdom Tour Oct 20 St. Austell, UK - Coliseum Oct 21 Cardiff, Wales, UK - University Oct 22 Liverpool, UK - University Oct 23 Aberdeen, Scotland - Capitol Oct 24 Edinburgh, Scotland - Playhouse Oct 25 Edinburgh, Scotland - Playhouse Oct 26 Newcastle, UK - City Hall Oct 27 Manchester, UK - Apollo Oct 28 Nottingham, UK - Royal Court Theatre Oct 29 Birmingham, UK - Odeon Oct 30 Sheffield, UK - City Hall Nov 1 Gloucester, UK - Leisure Centre Nov 2 Oxford, UK - Apollo Nov 3 Wembley, UK - Arena Nov 4 Brighton, UK - Conference Centre
Nov European Tour Nov 6 Utrecht, Germany - Music Hall Nov 7 Bonn, Germany - Biskuithalle Nov 8 Hamburg, Germany - Knopfs Musichalle Nov 9 Berlin, Germany - Metropol Nov 10 Munich, Germany - Theaterfabrik Nov 11 Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus Nov 13 Paris, France - Le Zenith Nov 18 Madrid, Spain
Dec 10 The Purple Helmets Rennes, France - Salle de la Cite (note: debut gig)
1987 DreamTour
Feb 18 Tel-Aviv, Israel Feb 19 Tel-Aviv, Israel Feb 20 Tel-Aviv, Israel
DreamTour 87 (36 page tour programme doubles as Strangled v. 2 # 25) Mar DreamTour (brass section: Alex Gifford (saxophone) / Chris Lawrence (trombone) / Jason Votier (trumpet) Mar 15 Norwich, UK - University of East Anglia Mar 16 Reading, UK - Reading University Mar 17 Warwick, UK - Warwick University Mar 18 Wolverhampton, UK - Civic Hall Mar 19 Bradford, UK - St. George's Hall Mar 20 Preston, UK - Guildhall Mar 21 Newcastle, UK - Polytechnic Mar 22 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands Mar 23 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands Mar 24 Leicester, UK - De Montford Hall Mar 25 Peterborough, UK - Wirinna Stadium Mar 26 Ipswich, UK - Gaumont Mar 27 Folkestone, UK - Leas Cliff Hall Mar 28 Portsmouth, UK - Guildhall Mar 29 London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon Mar 30 London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon Mar 31 London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon Apr-May North American DreamTour (note: Robert Williams substitutes for Jet Black) Apr 9 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Massey Hall Apr 10 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Massey Hall Apr 11 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - St. Denis Theatre Apr 13 Washington, D.C., USA - Warner Theatre Apr 14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - The Revival Apr 15 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - The Metro Apr 16 New York, New York, USA - The Ritz Apr 17 New York, New York, USA - The Ritz Apr 18 Sag Harbor, New York, USA - Bay Street Apr 19 Hartford, Connecticut, USA - Agora Apr 21 Rochester, New York, USA - Renaissance Apr 24 Detroit, Michigan, USA - St. Andrews Hall Apr 25 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Bogart's Apr 26 Columbus, Ohio, USA - Newport Music Hall Apr 27 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Wisconsin University Apr 28 Chicago, Illinois, USA - The Metro Apr 29 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - First Avenue May 1 Denver, Colorado, USA May 2 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA May 4 San Diego, California, USA - Montezuma Hall May 8 Los Angeles, California, USA - Hollywood Palladium May 10 San Francisco, California, USA - Warfield Theatre Jul 4 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival Jul 6 Madrid, Spain - Estadio Vicente Calderon (support for David Bowie) Jul 7 Barcelona, Spain - Miniestadio FC Barcelona (support for David Bowie) Jul 8 Barcelona, Spain - Miniestadio FC Barcelona (support for David Bowie) Aug 31 Reading, UK - The Reading Festival (note: live stage debut of "All Day And All Of The Night") Sep 19 Le Castellet, France - B'ol Dor Festival Sep 20 Lyon, France
1988 All Live and All of the Night
Mar - May The Purple Helmets United Kingdom / France Tour Mar 15 Purple Helmets London, UK - Polytechnic Mar 18 Purple Helmets London, UK - PCL (note: secret gig) Apr 27 Purple Helmets London, UK - Dingwalls Apr 28 Purple Helmets Raleigh, London, UK - Pink Toothbrush Apr 29 Purple Helmets London, UK - Astoria (note: filmed for video VHS) Apr 30 Purple Helmets Stockwell, London, UK - The Swan - CANCELLED Apr 31 Purple Helmets Croydon, London, UK - Underground - CANCELLED May 5 Purple Helmets Paris, France - La Locomotive (un-announced warm-up gig) May 6 Purple Helmets Paris, France - La Locomotive May 7 Purple Helmets Paris, France - La Locomotive May 8 Purple Helmets Cambridge, London, UK - Spaceward Studios (private party for family and friends - recorded live for "Ride Again" LP) May Purple Helmets London, UK - Marquee Club (Strangled party with Polyphonic Size)
May 29 London, UK - Wembley Arena London AIDS Benefit CANCELLED Jun 4 Badfaizsfuen, Germany - Hildesheium Festival Jun 8 Vienna, Austria Jun 9 Dornbirm, Austria Jun 11 Germany - Gottingen Festival Jun 12 Berlin, Germany - Messenhalle Jun 13 Dusseldorf, Germany - Phillipshalle Jun 18 Milton, Keynes - Amnesty International Festival Jun 19 Switzerland - Nyon Paleo Festival Summer Hugh Cornwell / A Flock of Seagulls United States Tour CANCELLED (note: Virgin was to sponsor tour)
Nov 27 The Purple Helmets London, UK - Hippodrome (benefit concert for John McCarthy)
1989 Grip '89
Jan 19 The Purple Helmets Lyon, France - Le Truck (Festival) Jan 20 The Purple Helmets Lyon, France - Le Truck (Festival)
April J.J. Burnel Un Jour Parfait Tour France Apr 5 J.J. Burnel / Purple Helmets Lyon, France - Le Truck (with Polyphonic Size / Mona Mur) Apr 6 J.J. Burnel / Purple Helmets Bourges, France - Palais des Congress (Bourges Springtime Festival) (with Polyphonic Size / Mona Mur)
Jun 6 Belfast, Ireland - The Avoneill Leisure Centre CANCELLED Jun 6 Belfast, Ireland - Queens University Mandela Hall Jun 7 Dublin, Ireland - Dublin Stadium Jun 8 Cork, Ireland - City Hall Jun 10 Livingstone, Scotland - Forum Jun 11 Newport, Wales, UK - Newport Centre Jun 12 London, UK - Brixton Academy
Sep United Kingdom Tour CANCELLED
Oct 9 The Purple Helmets London, UK - The Marquee
1990 10
10 (24 page tour programme) Feb-Mar 96 Tours Feb 19 Bristol, UK - Colston Hall Feb 20 Poole Dorset, UK - Poole Arts Centre Feb 21 Torbay, UK - Torbay Leisure Centre Feb 22 Newport, Wales, UK - Newport Centre Feb 23 Leicester, UK - Leicester de Montford Hall CANCELLED (note: IRA bomb threat) Feb 24 London, UK - Brixton Academy Feb 26 Crawley, UK - Crawley Leisure Centre Feb 27 Nottingham, UK - Royal Concert Hall Feb 28 Newcastle, UK - City Hall Mar 1 Wolverhampton, UK - Civic Hall Mar 2 Bradford, UK - St. Georges Hall Mar 4 Aberdeen, Scotland - Capitol Mar 5 Edinburgh, Scotland - Playhouse Mar 6 Carlisle, UK - Sands Centre Mar 7 Preston, UK - Guildhall Mar 8 Scarbourough, UK - Futurist Theatre Mar 9 Manchester, UK - Apollo Mar 10 Sheffield, UK - City Hall Mar 11 Birmingham, UK - Hummingbird Mar 13 Portsmouth, UK - Guildhall Mar 14 Gloucester, UK - Gloucester Leisure Centre Mar 15 Leicester, UK - Leicester de Montford Hall (note: rescheduled from Feb 23 cancellation) Mar 16 Folkestone Teas, UK - Cliff Hall Mar 17 Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange Mar 18 Reading, UK - Hexagon Mar 19 Guildford, UK - Civic Hall Mar 20 Southend, UK - Cliffs Pavilion Mar 21 London, UK - Brixton Academy
Apr Belgium (tentative) CANCELLED Apr Holland (tentative) CANCELLED Apr Scandinavia (tentative) CANCELLED
May-Jun European Tour May Switzerland May 18 Linz, Austria May 19 Vienna, Austria May 21 Belgrade, Yugoslavia May 22 Zagreb, Yugoslavia May 26 Nice, France May 27 Lyon, France May 28 Dusseldorf, Germany - Phillipshalle May 29 Lille, France May 30 Paris, France - Le Grand Rex (note: blazing row between Hugh and JJ) Jun 1 Jersey, Canary Islands - Fort Regent Jun 2 Guernsey, Canary Islands - Beau Sejour late Jun Murcia, Spain - Puerto de Mazzaron (note: free gig on the beach) Jun Portugal (tentative) CANCELLED Jun Japan (tentative) CANCELLED Jul Australia (tentative) CANCELLED Jul New Zealand (tentative) CANCELLED Aug 11 London, UK - Alexandra Palace (note: final live performance by original line-up; The Town and Country Club 5th Anniversary event)
August 12, 1990 - Hugh Cornwell leaves The Stranglers, forever.
Aug / Sep North American Tour (tentative) CANCELLED
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